The Board has granted service connection for sickle cell disease.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence of the condition during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- sickle cell disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0633561
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sickle cell disease, right eye glaucoma, right hip avascular necrosis, and renal disorder as they were not related to the Veteran's active duty. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and readjudication due to inadequate medical opinions regarding his sickle cell disease.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and for sickle cell disease, including sickle thalassemia disease. The decision is based on the opinion that the Veteran's current conditions are related to their service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for service connection for sickle cell disease was remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the condition.
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